Employers have long recognized that conducting due diligence on new hires is a mission critical task. When it comes to any position dealing with Information Technology (IT), the stakes go up exponentially due to the sensitive nature of access to data and systems that operate the company.
Although Canada has spent 15 years and nearly $1 billion on cyber security efforts, officials are unsure if the country's efforts are enough to stop a modern, robust cyber attack.
After Greenpeace activists broke into two Swedish nuclear power plants, the Swedish Environment Minister says it is clear that the plants' external security did not function.
Thousands of workers in South African platinum mines have joined illegal strikes recently, causing Anglo American Platinum to tell the mere 20 percent of workers who still clock in to stay home Tuesday.
Danske Bank Group, Denmark’s largest financial institution and a top-100 world bank, has selected the March Networks’ video management software and hybrid recorders for advanced security at its corporate facilities in Copenhagen.
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Bart Szafnicki follows the news every day. Mainly, it’s because his colleagues will be racing towards the action to break or report on a story. Szafnicki is Vice President Corporate Security for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.), which has brands and businesses all over the world, including CNN.
“Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory.” - Miguel de Cervantes When unexpected security situations arise with travelers abroad, there is a marked difference in response between trained individuals and those who are untrained. When facing security or safety challenges, the trained traveler or expatriate responds in accordance with what they have been taught and learned; they have protocols and pre-briefed responses as threats present themselves.